A superb new history of the rise of China and the fall of Hong Kong to authoritarian rule... Zobraziť viac
A compulsive true crime thriller about modern-day international drugs trafficking, terrorism and geopolitical intrigue following an investigation driven by one DEA agent, Jack Kelly... Zobraziť viac
Hlavním cílem knihy je analyzovat široké spektrum otázek a problémů současných mezinárodních vztahů obou zemí. Hlavní pozornost analýzy se zaměřuje na bilaterální dimenzi česko-německých vztahů, avšak v případech, kdy je to... Zobraziť viac
What drives Marine Le Pen and France''s Front National? Has her party really changed its ways, or is she merely rebranding its old ideas and policies for a new era? In the age of Brexit and Trump, France too has seen a growing audience for... Zobraziť viac
The Cold War shaped the world we live in today - its politics, economics, and military affairs. This book shows how the globalization of the Cold War during the last century created the foundations for most of the key conflicts we see today, including... Zobraziť viac
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Longlisted for the FT Business Book of the Year Award AN ECONOMIST 'BEST BOOK OF 2025' 'Chokepoints is a masterful narrative of US economic warfare in the 21st century.' Financial Times 'A timely, riveting world... Zobraziť viac
Politická karikatura je pozoruhodným zrcadlem společenských i historických událostí. Funguje jako katalyzátor obav a strachu, ale i nadějí, posiluje, ale zároveň nabourává různé předsudky a mýty... Zobraziť viac
Since 9/11, more than three hundred Americans born and raised in Minnesota, Alabama, New Jersey, and elsewhere have been indicted or convicted of terrorism charges. Some have taken the fight abroad: an American ... Zobraziť viac
In this important book, Antonio Negri develops the key ideas that were to form the basis for the highly influential analyses of new forms of power and social struggle presented in Empire and Multitude. He shows how new technology and the break-up of... Zobraziť viac
Contending discourses underlie many of the world's most intractable conflicts producing misery and violence. This is especially true in the post 9/11 world. However, contending discourses can also open the way to greater dialogue in global civil... Zobraziť viac
This book sets out the case for a cosmopolitan approach to contemporary global politics. It presents a systematic theory of cosmopolitanism, explicating its core principles and justifications, and examines the role many of these principles have played... Zobraziť viac
Combining practical experience with academic analysis this book explores the social and organizational dynamics of performance indicators. It moves beyond the technicalities of measurement and indicators and looks at how performance information is... Zobraziť viac
In her international bestseller The Bookseller of Kabul, award-winning journalist Åsne Seierstad studied life in Afghanistan before and after the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. Now twenty years later, the Taliban is back in power, and Seierstad. Zobraziť viac
Donald Trump’s presidency has raised a question that many of us never thought we’d be asking: Is our democracy in danger? Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt have spent more than twenty years studying the breakdown... Zobraziť viac
Drawing extensively on political memoirs, Thatcher and Thatcherism surveys the origins and impact of 'Thatcherism' as a cultural construct and an economic creed... Zobraziť viac
A clear and accessible introduction to the political creeds and doctrines that have dominated and shaped world politics. The fifth edition has been thoroughly updated throughout and now has more on the influence of globalization on ideology ... Zobraziť viac
The 6th edition of Andrew Heywood's best-selling undergraduate textbook provides a clear and accessible introduction to the political creeds and doctrines that have dominated and shaped politics around the world. The author offers a clear... Zobraziť viac
Do inequalities in wealth threaten British democracy? Democracy Distorted demonstrates how wealth can generate political influence, through the funding of political parties, lobbying and media power, and provides a range of potential solutions to the... Zobraziť viac
Bruno Latour is one of the leading sociologists in the world today. The author was give unparalleled access to this closed and hugely important institution of the French state, the Conseil d'Etat, and was able to carry out an in-depth study of how it... Zobraziť viac
Vigilantes operate in the shadows rather than the bright lights of mainstream political consensus. They have arisen at many times in different regions of the world as defenders, often by force, of their view of the good life against those they see to... Zobraziť viac